I'd say this goes beyond the first Danganronpa's story, since it pretty much resolves the open ending of the game. Sucks that I have to play a FPS (and a seemingly shitty one at that) to know what happened between DR 1 and 2 :(

Just watched, glad to see we finally got some gameplay considering he got a screenshot or two a year ago with the confirmation & that was it. Looks decent & hopefully will fill some more details in. Now I just wonder when we'll see this in the US.

This looks in interesting, I guess it's sort of a direct sequel to the first game set in the outside world after they escape.

The gameplay looks fairly basic at the moment, although a few elements of that trailer made me wonder if this might end up being more of a puzzle game than a shooter. I quite like the visual style it's going for though, they seem to have done a decent enough job at capturing the style of the 2D art, especially with Monokuma.

(DR1 Spoilers) honestly, I was hoping they would never be explicit with what happened after DR1's ending - I think the ambiguity of whether or not Junko was lying and the fact that it doesn't matter as long as they have hope for the future is a lot more interesting then just being upfront with it.

(DR1 Spoilers) honestly, I was hoping they would never be explicit with what happened after DR1's ending - I think the ambiguity of whether or not Junko was lying and the fact that it doesn't matter as long as they have hope for the future is a lot more interesting then just being upfront with it.

Well... considering that DR2 officially legitimatizes the dystopian future and is actively showcasing what the cast are doing in light of those problems.... well, yeah.

The trailer, by nature, has spoilers for chapter two and the ending of DR1.

As for where this fits chronologically, it looks to take place before 1 and 2.

SDR2 Spoilers: It looks like it takes place at a time where Monokuma or DESPAIR is starting to destroy the world. There's a scene in the trailer where Naegi's Imouto is running past a bunch of Monokuma's and a city is getting destroyed in the background. Unless that's all bullshit of course.

(DR1 Spoilers) honestly, I was hoping they would never be explicit with what happened after DR1's ending - I think the ambiguity of whether or not Junko was lying and the fact that it doesn't matter as long as they have hope for the future is a lot more interesting then just being upfront with it.

The way I think of it (DR1 spoilers) the conclusion is only meaningful because the world has been completely destroyed. It's the fact that despite knowing that the world outside has been ruined the group still manages to hold onto hope that defeats Junko's despair. Essentially they're going out to forge their own meaning within a meaningless world, instead of giving in to Junko's nihilism.